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•Obi says labour of Nigeria’s founders in vain  •Flays double standard of protesters under Jonathan  •Ohanaeze Ndigbo: Keeping Nigeria united requires deliberate efforts Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday warned against any attempt to introduce a one-party structure into the country, explaining that manipulating the political system for selfish ends will be an invitation to crisis. Speaking in Abuja during a …

Pakistan’s armed forces have killed 40 to 50 Indian troops along the de facto border with Indian-administered Kashmir, according to the country’s information ministry. The ministry confirmed the figures to CNN, after they were first reported by other media outlets earlier Thursday. “We have blown their (Indian) military installations on the de facto border,” Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told …

…Says: VC has demonstrated positive pragmatic capacity By Igbotako Nowinta Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Edoba B. Omoregie (SAN), has been lauded for his proactive attitudes to administrative governance in the citadel of learning. This declaration was made by a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ochuko …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned 30 persons before the State High Court in Benin on charges related to murder and cultism in the state. ‎The 30 defendants are standing trial on a seven-count charge bothering on alleged conspiracy, murder, cultism, armed attack, and belonging to unlawful society ‎Alltimepost.com reports that the defendants were arraigned in …

The United States National Transportation Safety Board has attributed the helicopter crash that killed former Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others to pilot error caused by spatial disorientation. The NTSB report, released on Wednesday, further indicted the helicopter company, accusing it of “inadequate oversight of its safety management processes”. This was contained in the NTSB …

The Executive Assistant on Security Matters to Governor of Delta State, Ambassador (Chief) Godwin Okporoko, has commended High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Limited, Chief Keston Pondi, Managing Director and Chief Tare Pondi, General Manager, Operations, for sustaining the fight against oil theft in Niger Delta. Okporoko, President General, Owahwa Community Development Committee, in OML34, Delta …

The interrogation session, which lasted several hours, was attended by his legal representative, Barrister Marvin Omorogbe from Deji Adeyanju’s law firm. Popular social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), underwent a second day of interrogation on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in connection with his recent public criticism of …

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof, ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, on Wednesday. Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Now this morning’s Mass has ended, the cardinals will return to the Santa Marta residence – perhaps take a short rest and have lunch. I imagine it’s a case of choosing their closest friends, or people they know well, to sit …

Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House. Speaking in Delaware on Monday, he said Russian President Vladimir Putin believed Ukraine was part of Russia and “anybody that thinks he’s going to stop” if …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command, says it has deployed 1,531 to beef up security ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the state on Thursday. Tinubu is expected in the state on a one-day working visit to inaugurate projects executed by the Anambra government. The State Commandant of the corps, Mr Olatunde Maku, made the …